Overview of 2nd AI Summit Held in New Delhi – Part IThe 2nd India–AI Impact Summit 2026 commenced on 16 February 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, Delhi, where Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi inaugurated the India AI Impact Expo 2026, marking the start of the five-day global summit (16–20 February 2026) as the first major Artificial Intelligence (AI) event hosted in the Global South.
About India–AI Impact Summit 2026 
Organisers: The summit is organized by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in collaboration with the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM), National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, and various academic institutions.
Sutras: The summit was guided by three foundational Sutras: People, Planet  and Progress.
Official Partnership: The United States of America (USA)-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) announced its role as an Official Partner of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, in collaboration with the MeitY to Advance USA–India AI Collaboration.
Key Launches: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), launched six AI Impact Casebooks covering 170+ deployed innovations across key sectors.

• Additionally, Union Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda, MoHFW launched SAHI (a framework for safe and accountable healthcare AI) and BODH (a health AI benchmarking platform developed by Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and the National Health Authority).